Baroque & Rococo

Question 1

Fabrics in both Baroque and Rococo

Answer 1

• rich fabrics like silk, brocade, taffeta, damask, moire and velvet were in high demand by the aristocracy
• warp-printed taffeta or CHINE is sometimes called “Pompadour taffeta” after the king’s famous mistress.

Question 2

Warp-printed taffeta or CHINE is sometimes called “_________” after the king’s famous mistress.

Answer 2

Pompadour Tafetta

Question 3

Warp-printed taffeta or ______ is sometimes called “Pompadour taffeta” after the king’s famous mistress.

Answer 3

CHINE

Question 4

Women’s Hairstyle
- Inspired by the Sun King’s mistress, Mademoiselle de ______
- the hairstyle is high (sometimes as high as half a meter)
- propped up with wires
- front of the hair worn in tight curls at the top
- adorned with stiff starched lace and ribbons

Answer 4

FONTAGES

Question 5

Women’s Hairstyle in 17th century

Answer 5

• women no longer wanted to hide their hair under caps or headdresses
• Hair was worn flat on the crown
• curls falling on the sides of the head, sometimes bound with decorative bows
• the face was framed by tight, small curls.

Question 6

Women’s Hairstyles in 18th century

Answer 6

• hairstyles rose to great heights
• adornments ranging from ribbons and feathers, to jewels, to stuffed animals
• Women rarely wore whole wigs (they were intended for men), so they hired professional hairdressers to augment their natural locks with false hair, padding, powder, wires and ornaments.

Question 7

Women’s Hairstyles
- Marie Antoinette was known for her enormous hairstyle called _____
- created by hairstylist Leonard Autic
- Female courtiers tried to copy the queen’s hairstyles, some incurring debt at the huge expense of creating them
- Later, the hair ornaments became so extreme as to include birdcages, windmills and garden landscapes atop already high hairstyles.

Answer 7

THE POUF

Question 8

creator of THE POUF Hairstyle

Answer 8

Leonard Autic

Question 9

Women’s Hairstyle
- When the French warship “Belle Poule” was victorious against the British in 1778
- Marie Antoinette attended a ball with a model of the triumphant frigate in her hair, styled high with elaborate curls to represent ocean waves.

Answer 9

LE FRIGATE or LA BELLE POULE

Question 10

• French warship that was victorious against the British in 1778
• the model for the hairstyle with the ship on it

Answer 10

BELLE POULE

Question 11

Men’s Hairstyles

Answer 11

1. CAVALIER STYLE
2. LOVELOCK
3. PERIWIGS

Question 12

Men’s Hairstyle
- In the 17th century, men wore their hair long, “_______”-style
- sometimes with ribbons and bows
- a LOVELOCK was a special feature.

Answer 12

CAVALIER STYLE

Question 13

Men’s Hairstyle
- a lock of hair that cascaded from the crown of the head to the left shoulder

Answer 13

LOVELOCK

Question 14

Men’s Hairstyle
- long, full wigs to match the Cavalier fashion of the times
- became compulsory in the last quarter of the 17th century
- following the king’s lead, and it became a status symbol of one’s importance at the at the French Royal Court.

Answer 14

PERIWIGS
(also called ALLONGE PERRUQUE or PERUKE)

Question 15

Men’s Hairstyles
(colors)

Answer 15

• Black hair was preferred, but Brown shades were also in fashion
• By 1780, young men set a trend by lightly powdering their natural hair. From then on, white-haired wigs became popular.

Question 16

Make-up

Answer 16

• worn by both men and women.
• Full red lips, well-groomed dark eyebrows and clear bright eyes were the desired female ideal.
• MOUCHES

Question 17

Make-up
- small, black velvet patches on their faces
- to cover pox scars
- also to convey secret amorous messages.

Answer 17

MOUCHES

Question 18

Jewelry

Answer 18

• LACE: used as chokers, as valuable as gemstones
• MINIMAL jewelry (simple strands of pearl necklaces, bracelets, and earrings
• miniatures or CAMEOS on necklaces or ribbons on neck
• DEVANT LE CORSAGE pinned to the stomacher

Question 19

• on necklaces chuchu

Answer 19

CAMEOS

Question 20

Jewelry (in Baroque period)
- bodice ornament
- made of precious metals, gems, and pearls
- pinned to the stomacher

Answer 20

DEVANT LE CORSAGE

Question 21

Footwear notes

Answer 21

• men and women in court should have shoes that match their garment in fabric and ornamentation
• King Louis XIV stated only nobility could wear heels

Question 22

Footwear

Answer 22

1. RED HEELS
2. THE LOUIS HEEL

Question 23

Footwear
- a status symbol in court
- the Sun King only allowed those in his favor to wear these

Answer 23

RED HEELS

Question 24

Footwear
- wider at the top and base
- thinner at the middle heel
- popular in court

Answer 24

The LOUIS HEEL

Question 25

• worn more for decorative reasons than functional purposes.
• made from leather, satin, velvet or silk
• could be adorned with gold or silver thread and embroidery.

Answer 25

GLOVES

Question 26

both men and women carried these to protect their hands from the cold.

Answer 26

MUFFS

Question 27

• primarily used for protection from exposure to the sun
• constructed from delicate materials such as lace, cotton and silk.
• became an important fashion accessory for women throughout Europe from the 18th century
• essential in helping them maintain their pale complexion.

Answer 27

PARASOLS

Question 28

• an essential accessory for ladies
• Artists of the 16th century painstakingly hand-painted religious scenes, pastoral images or everyday court life, or ornamentation on silk on the front side of the fan.
• Court ladies weren’t allowed to open them in the presence of the queen, it was her prerogative alone.

Answer 28

FOLDING FANS